senator kaine was joined by several hundred supporters, including astronaut mark kelly and his wife gabby giffords. all three talked about going to the memorial outside the pulse nightclub, to pay respects to the victims. they say gun in orlando: our memorial garden dedicated to the victims of that pulse nightclub shooting. its at the orlando regional medical center... where many of the people were treated. visitors got to see 49 limestone pavers with the names of those killed. the hospital hopes the garden serves as a place of healing for the community. ((more)) and a survivor from that attack just shared the struggles of her recovery. it happened during a celebration for rehab patients at florida hospital in ?tampa it was a chance for patients to meet with caregivers... nurses and others who helped them recover "amanda grau" is still in therapy. but she recently stopped using a cane. she's still learning how to walk... eat... and dress... all over again: grau has had several surgeries shooting. 49 people died and more than 50 others were hurt during the shooting back on june 12th. an update now

the "vocal majority" tour is led by former congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband, retired astronaut mark kelly. the tour officially kicked off earlier this week in orlando. and yesterday mayor rick kriseman will join the tour at their stop today. they will hold a joint news conference outside city hall. the event is expected to begin around 11 a-m. : victims from the pulse nightclub attack... are finally getting funds, from the "one orlando" charity. the payments range from 65 thousand to more than three ?hundred thousand. it depends if you're a survivor or a family member. the group has raised more than 29 ?million dollars for survivors, and families of those killed. and another 800- thousand dollars was just presented to the fund last night. it was a special reception for some of the first responders who handled the tragedy. the florida restaurant and lodging association hosted this awards ceremony. governor rick scott and other orlando city leaders were there to pay tribute to all those heroes: 49 people were killed that night back in june, along with the shooter. community is on

. >>> all new, gabby giffords upset about a new attack ad. they are up set about the bullet holes. asking the republican party to refrain from using this irresponsible imagery and to apologize. >>> let's look at the forecast. doppler is showing calm conditions in the west valley. east valley hit hard with rainfall. still showers in the high country. from williams to flagstaff, showers earlier today in prescott. a high of 104, we're at 91 degrees, a 13- degree different. this is hurricane hermine making landfall right now. look at the thunderstorms all the way up into georgia. the hurricane making landfall. forecasters are worried about the flooding issues with the high tide and heavy rainfall. carolinas. it will be a mess along the next 24 hours. our forecast clear skies, here's 5:00 a.m. , you can check out wake up arizona and check out the forecast. in the afternoon notice the line of showers through flagstaff and along the mogollon rim, staying quiet here. it will be quiet through the weekend. 103 for friday, temperature below average for monday. >> answers for tomorrow, your fr

the mayor will be meeting with the group that was founded by gabby gifford. she was the congresswoman who was shot in a mass shooting in arizona in 2011. as you mentioned, gun laws are a controversial subject. no doubt it will be that way today. over the past year, we've seen st. pete's several efforts to fight gun violence. he pledged to fight against violence against youth and described it as systemic problems. they named the area's first director. this is a lofty mission to stop the constant cycle of violence. >> this didn't just happen. we're looking at the it's going to take time. >> reporter: the key to that change, of course city administrators say it's building relationships across the city schools and focusing on gun violence. back out here live this morning, of course the mayor says overall, his entire mission is to make communities safer and save lives. today's event kicks off at 11:00 a.m. rodney dunningan, abc action news. >>> some pasco county their driveways and doorstep. they are kkk fliers promoting white pride. one port richie neighborhood w

the 14 state national tour was the americans with national solutions pack funded by gabby giffords and her husband. >>> funds to fight zika may soon start flowing into florida. $397million to go vaccine and diagnostic development. some of it could make its way to the university of south florida where research is already underway. >> the money is opening up so we are optimistic that we will able to start in many studies. >> right now, there are more than 900 cases of zika in our state. 109 of them were contracted here in florida rather than overseas. >>> well, giving the people of saint pete healthier snack options. the leadersover saint petersburg are working to make owned property meet the american heart association's dietary guidelines. pinellas county is currently above national and state averages for the numbers of adults living with cardio vasular disease. they hope the new city initialtive will help to change that. >>> speaking of, the 2016 heart walk is right around the corner. newschannel8 is committed to helping to raise $100,000. but we cannot do it alone. fuccillo kia is you

the who took over for gabby giffords. matt sines will face martha mcsally. it's a battle ground. evenly split between republicans and democrat. >> martha mcsally won by a handful of votes. she won that in a non-presidential year. this is a prg year and that helps the democrats. so that tilts it more. >> right now we are a 5-4 split in republicans hold five congressional seats in arizona and democrats four. do you see that moving much? >> i think it will end up being that again but there is a couple of big caveats and the two swing districts. >> one and two. >> one and two are two of our nine but they are two a very few national districts. they are genuine toss up districts. >> that are competitive. and there is going to be tucson tv will millions of dollars spent in tucson. >> speaking our language now. guys, i appreciate it stan barnes and mike o'neill. great to see you both. and we will have you back after november. we didn't even get to donald trump. we will have to save that plenty of time to talk about trump. see you next week on newsmaker fire rips through a phoenix apartme

he is meeting with a group founded by gabby gifford, the former congresswoman hurt in a mass shooting in 2011. st. pete has seen nine gun- related homicides so far this year. the events starts at 11:00. >>> happening today, the mass coe county sheriff's office will crack down on those who make threats about school shootings. >>> today, a private funeral will be held for jose fernandez. yesterday, fans gathered at largo high school in tampa where he was a standout student athlete. the 24-year-old died in a boating accident with two of his friends. >>> people in two pasco county kkk recruitment fliers in driveways. neighbors we spoke to say the fliers are not welcome. ? [music] ? >> that is the legendary barbra streisand. she's coming to tampa's amalie arena. tickets go on sail this morning and also all ticket tickets at the box office. >>> all right. we have hey new wreck -- we have a new wreck to tell about you. eking major delays eastbound at palm river. we're still following a fatal ivan? >>> we have already seen showers this morning. that will continue moving in from west to east s

he's got gabby giffords and bloomberg, michael bloomberg, supporting him.e had this attempt to reach across the aisle with joe manchin, where they actually had legislation that would have been consequential and took a beating from both parties because they didn't want that to happen for their own reasons. and i agree with sharmain that right now it's hard to say where this is. the one issue that may come into play has to do with mcginty and her record early in the wolf administration. there's an ad that's being run that points at her, and it's mentioning contemporaneous comments that say she was harshly partisan. she's a big reason why that budget didn't get done. and when she left, wolf was able to strike a deal. in fact, this time around, no mcginty, much faster deal on the budget. now, you can dispute that, but the ad's going to say that. and if toomey can point to temperament and say -- >> funny you mentioned that word, 'cause you want to talk about e-mails? there's an e-mail situation going on with this race, where the republican party is trying to get

. >> reporter: today, they are talking tougher gun laws, meeting with the group founded by gabby gifford who survived a mass shooting in arizona. nine people died from guns in year in st. pete. >> one is one too many. >> reporter: they are trying to find $1 million to invest this the city's this year, they named the first community director, job one, to stop the constant cycle of violence. >> this didn't just happen. we're looking at the amalgamation of a lot of neglect and a lot of misdirection. it's going to take time. >> one of the keys to that change, efforts like today's events. >> the city administrators also say the overall aim with all of these programs is simply to 11:00 a.m. rodney dunningan, abc action news. >>> we're following a developing story. tampa police are working right now to find the person who shot a man at a local strip club. it happened just before 3:00 a.m. at closing time on hillsborough avenue. the victim is expected to make a full recovery of the shooting. the second night of protests in the shooting of mentally ill man. >> police shot and killed alfred after

. >>> and gabby giffords and her husband are in florida. she took to the podium and got to her message. >> stopping gun violence takes courage the courage to do what is right and the courage ideas. i have seen great courage when my life was on the line. >> she of course has struggled to come back from the damage done when she was shot in the head those years ago. she is urging people to be responsible and never stop fighting. she and her husband laid flowers in memory of the shooting victims. >> the investigation into the death of jose fernandez is turning to a miami bar. seen before the deadly boat crash this weekend. and his possessions have washed ashore. >> a lot of information on the investigation into the accident including a bag of baseballs that were found. >> take a look at the photo. inside of the bag four signed baseballs by jose fernandez. this was found on sunday afternoon washed ashore o beach. >> a bag was turned into the lifeguard at 24th street and it appeared to be the bag of one of the deceased that had four signed baseba

they are calling it the vocal majority against gun violence t is spearheaded by gabby gifford and her husband captain mark kelly. but not everyone is on board with the tour, leave lisa was an activist she was a mother who lo 2008. her son's killer is now in prison. >> taking my son's life has changed me. >> it is personal for her she is public about stopping gun violence and voting for change this november. we cannot prevent every tragedy. >> a big colorful bus rolled up to the front steps in st. pete on thursday. vocal majority bus tour. >> we knee more background checks. >> the numbers show every day over 90 people lose their lives to gun violence. every shooting put as spotlight on gun laws and the push for reform. miles from city hall. lewis stevens with the organization i support youth has a different take, it is politics. we cannot resources to stop this. the organization is only a year old and it has helped dozens of teens get off the street and get their first job. others are dreaming big, he says, and touring college campuses. he said press conferences and legislation will no

but gabby giffords is upset saying, "in a country that knows the toll of gun violence too well the invoking the use of firearms." spotting today you will see hillary clinton commercials on your television. she is making a push in the state. her campaign says recent polls show a competitive race with donald trump in arizona. >>> we want to let you know about a money-saving opportunity. it is no secret healthcare is expensive. now kids care has started. families that make too much money to qualify for medicaid. premiums are guaranteed to stay at $70 or less. if you would like to learn more go to our website. >>> tucson international will soon be offering flights south of the border, specifically to mexico. fees will be the first international flights from tucson since 2008. >>> we told you how a new president will soon be ufa. the pres. should be in place by next summer. that is a full year before in weaver's contract is up. back in june she announced she could not be signing -- that she could not sign back on with the university. >>> if you want to visit the prison you had better go now. the

as you can see arizona congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly. >>> national voter registration day today. if you lick on these pages, it shows the top moments of the debate. and the top moments, the economy, foreign affairs, energy and the environment and terrorism and guns. and i want to show you the red graph. conversation -- what were people tweeting about. hash tag helpful breaking down the trends. if you want to check those statistics out from last night. >>> just getting record of an explosion, a residential house, apartment explosion in the bronx. several people have been injured including firefighters. this is from abc 7 in new york, our sister station up there. that's one image. ipad. can we take that. initial reports say it was a gas leak. dozens of fire crews racing to the scene here. look at the cars in the middle of the screen. two firefighters injured and more in moments. >>> joe ducey here. feeling powerless. hoas accused of misspending money, intimidation. >> what's the purpose of that? >> and issuing outrageous fines like a communications fee. >> i was coming t

angel is on blue with another shooting survivor gabby gifford. former congressman was in orlando yesterday launching an antigun violence bus tour. cologne will be here in washington with senator chuck schumer and gun control group brady campaign to prevent gun violence will call for congressional action for background purchases and both gun control and gun rights have been in the forefront of this even vice presidential candidate tim kaine visited the pulse nightclub earlier this week. one of the organizers of today's events says they will put pressure on lawmakers who have been against reform recently but he wouldn't give any specifics when i tried to ask exactly how they would put pressure on lawmakers, it is highly unlikely. any legislation dealing with guns to pass in this congress. reporting in washington, jacqueline fell, fox25 >> julie: police headquarters in charlotte, north carolina bomb square and suspicious package discovered in the headquarters. charlotte police said it took three hours to safely remove the package and turned out not

. >>> just three hours, former arizona republican gabby gifford and her husband retired extra naught mark kelly will be in st. petersburg to talk about gun control. it's part of her vocal majority tour. giffords and her husband were in orlando yesterday and urged lawmakers to be responsible and never stop fighting for the innocent. that's the same message she plans to bring to st. pete city hall today at 11:00 a.m.. >>> jeb bush, not going to be president. but he's going to serve as guest instructor in the kennedy school's education policy and governance program. during the fall term bush will serve a guest instructor and presenter on education issues. his first day is tomorrow when he will deliver the annual lecture. that's series that takes a look at problems with economic and social mobility in the u.s. lecture series has going on for more than a century. leaky being possibly toxic chemicals. peep living in mulberry could find out the answer to that very important question. fox 13's ken surez live at mosaic where lab results are expected to come back today. what are people in the

that was a sentiment echoed by gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly. they both founded a group. he is reckless, irresponsible and unworthy of the office he seeks. so, just when trump seemed to be getting back on message, we saw him and his campaign be consumed by the birther controversy yesterday. and now, this firestorm. victor, christi. >> chris, thank you. thank you, sir. >>> joining us now to discuss former chairman of the washington, d.c. hillary clinton party a. scott bolden. and donald trump support scotty knell hughes. >> good morning all. >> scottie, congratulations on the new book. >> thank you, it was two years ago. >> it's all about keeping hillary clinton out of the white house. the story lives on today. >> i guess you're just tweeting it out. i'm just seeing it. >> i know, we weren't friends. >> congrats on the book, though. >> let's focus on what donald trump said here. donald trump said, let's take their guns away, speaking about the secret service officers. let's see what happens to her. you know, after the second amendment people comm

former arizona republican gabby giffords and her husband retired extra naught mark kelly are in st. pete to discuss gun control as part vocal majority tour trying to raise support for what she calls sxhon sense gun co off their nationwide tour in orlando earlier this week. we'll have more on her visit to want at 5 and 6. >>> a person was killed this morning one bay area's busiest intersections gulf to bay boulevard and belcher road. as fox 13's alcides segui reports, the accident may have been avoided police say if person had just used a crosswalk. >> a devastating morning for two bay area families. the pedestrian of course, and the driver involved who did not investigators. detectives telling us the pew dew strewn was trying to cross major roadway and not on crosswalk. we also understand the pew dew strewn was pushing a wheelchair but no one on that wheelchair. this intersection has history of auto crashes. about 80,000 cars pass through this intersection every single day from january 2009 to december 2013, 153 crashes occurred here crossing guard 70-year-old doug last carry was ki

is an important issue to young voters as well as the crisis going on with the water in flint, gabby giffordsly brought up that often. and so i think these changing demographics that we're now seeing is just a very apparent real life consequence of their decision to ignore these issues and kind of pretend like they're not happening. >> another important issue, richard, is issue for voters, obamacare. new census numbers showing a troubling trend when it comes to obamacare, according to to the supplemental poverty measure, the steep cost of health care continuing to push millions of americans into poverty, and new polls suggest that may be helping republicans up for reelection this year. richard. >> so the kizer family foundation also released a report a couple weeks ago indicating that more and more employers are providing full-time hours to folks they can actually get health care insurance. which is a great thing. right now what we've got to deal with the is the fact that insurance companies continue to raise premiums, even though they know that it doesn't benefit the american people. which i

former congresswoman gabby giffords put out this statement. tonight we have more evidence of how dangerously unfit donald trump is to be president of this great country. he's reckless, irresponsible and unworthy of the office he seeks. ron, you first this isn't the first time trump has made these kinds of comments, remember, the second amendment people comment, chris was reminding us of that. how do you interpret what he did last night and why? >> like many donald trump comments they are ambiguous, they point to one direction and leave enough of an out that i didn't mean that. i was not inciting violence. this race has gotten tighter because the events of the past few weeks have highlighted the doubts many people have around hillary clinton. this comment goes towards the principle volnerability donald trump has. >> meaning? >> 60% of americans say he is not qualified to be president. comparable numbers say he doesn't have the temperment to be president. even though the overall race is tightening as clinton's vulnerability has move today the fo

that was a message echoed by former congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly.hey founded a gun violence prevention group after giffords had been shot. they said this, they said we have even more evidence of just how dangerously unfit donald trump is to be president of this great country. he's reckless, irresponsible and unworthy of the office he seeks. so, just when it seemed that trump was getting back on message, getting back on track, we saw yesterday the birther controversy consumed his campaign and now we have a new fire storm over guns. >> thank you so much for walking us through it, chris frates. >> michael, good morning to you. i'm having difficulty hearing. let me try one more time. we got your audio, michael. >> i am here. i certainly hear you. >> there we go. let's start with the statement made last night by donald trump in miami now saying that let's see what happens to her if her secret service detail is disarmed. we know that they were -- these candidates are given security following the 68 assassination of robert f. kennedy. what do you make of w

. >> makes me think about gabby giffords. the former congresswoman who was shot and nearly killed. >> we are working with the white house on a new initiative where you know how you have defibrillators showing up in public places? now we are going to have trauma kits that will start showing up in public places which is a sad sort of state of our culture. >> >> but one of the things we are trying to do on "code black." >> we did a minipiece of this is your life. >> oh, boy. >> when everybody talks about you a phrase and smile so nicely mashing your teeth to powder? >> i love it. >> at 52, what does it mean to you? >> that is exactly it. when i was in my 20s, i didn't like being lumped in with, you know, a catchall phrase, right? we are all individuals! but now looking back on it, i'm just glad that people are still talking about something that a bunch of us accomplished so many years ago. it's great. >> in my high school, guys had posters don't know how people know how smart you are and what a political junkie you are. you love

the outrage over the six people that were killed in tucson, arizona, when our former colleague, gabby giffords, were shot, or the 12 people killed at virginia tech? you know, since my republican friends have been in recess, over 4,000 americans have been killed -- have been shot and killed in gun violence in this country. over 4,000. where's the outrage? the only outrage that my republican friends seem to have is over the fact that democrats have had the audacity to raise this question about maybe we should do something. maybe we can do something to protect our constituents. i'll say to my colleagues, we don't need a slap on the wrist from the republican leadership here. we need to reform our laws to ensure that guns are kept out of the wrong hands. you know, over 32,000 people in america die from gun violence each year. about 89 people per day. if this isn't a public health emergency, mr. speaker, i don't know what is. but you come back and this is what we're going to be debating on the house floor? oh, my god. this is it? i mean, the outrage, quite frankly, from the american people against t

but the conversation after the shooting of gabby giffords went on three weeks and then went coloradough gun law. the governor was run out of the state after that. some might have said when they kill our kindergarten children is in our schools that that would be the straw that broke the back. but we have talked about that for a while, and happened there either. so in some measure when you consider the fact that the great loss of life on u.s. soil since 9/11 and the terrorist attack happened at 2:00 in the morning on a place off the main path, lbgt club on latino night by a lone wolf gunman, you have to ask yourself, have we figured out who we are? and do we want to change? >> the chair now recognizes mr. rodgers from alabama. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i thank the witnesses for being here and their participation i want to commend new york. you look at what happened with the recent investigation after this attack and previous attacks and the london bombings and the spain bombings, closer to television was critical in the quick apprehension of the suspects in every case. and i would ur

said when a member of congress is shot down in public place, that would change, the shooting of gabby giffords went on for three weeks and faded away, that would have ended the discussion in colorado passed a tough gun law and the governor was run out of the state after that, some might have said when they kill our kindergarten children in their schools, that that would be the straw that broke the back, but we talked about that for a while and nothing happened there either. in some measure when you consider the fact that the greatest loss -- on u.s. soil since 9/11 in the terrorist attack happened at 2:00 in the morning on a place off the main path, an lgbt club on latino night, by a lone wolf gunman, you have to ask yourself, have we figured out who we are and do we want to change. >> i think the witnesses for being here in participation. i also want to commend new york, if you look at what happened for recent investigation and what happened with the london bombings and the spain bombings, closed-circuit television was critical in the investigation and apprehension of suspects in every case.

. >> let's talk about pennsylvania because with the question about the point at the gabby giffords and mike bloomberg are supporting pat toomey. his race is a port in who controls the senate. would you campaign for his opponent? >> so if you are working on the issue of protecting americans from gun violence, you have a lot of reason to think pat toomey. pat toomey, you know, did something that was exceptional in reaching out and work with democrats on this issue. i don't just work on this issue. i worked on lots of other issues as well. i'm supporting katie mcginty and i'll be supporting her from now until election day because though i appreciate what pat toomey did on the issue of background checks, there are a lot of other issues which i deeply disagree with pat toomey. and so long as republicans are not charged by the united states senate, good luck getting these votes on the floor of the senate in the absence of extraordinary measures like the filibuster. that being said, i don't think we are going to make progress on this issue. if all we do is to try to elect democrats. i do thin

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but the conversation after the shooting of gabby gifford went on for three weeks and faded away.d when our citizens are being killed in our movie theaters that that would have ended the discussion. colorado passed a tough gun law and the governor was run out of the state after that. some might have said when they kill our kindergarten children in our schools, that would be the straw that broke the camel's back. we talked about that for a while and nothing happened there either. in some measure when you consider the fact that the greatest loss of life on u.s. soil since 9/11 and the terrorist attack happened at 2:00 in the morning on a place off the main path, an lgbt club on latino night by a lone wolf gunman, you have to ask yourself have we figured out who we are. and do we want to change? >> chair maman recognizes mr. rogers from alabama. >> thank you mr. chairman. i also want to commend new york. if you look at what happened with the recent investigation after this attack and previous attacks and what happened with the london bombings and the spain bombings, close circuit tel